nominee jonah hill today, wednesday, former "moneyball" oscar nominee jonah hill today, wednesday, february 1, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> touchdown! anp and welcoand welcome t wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >r >> i'm ann curry. good morning. mitt romnp mitt romney wmie nominnominee during his speech florida lap florida last fl reaready tp ready to lerea nation. >p >> mitt romn>> mitt romn% of the vor of the votea is a winner take all state. romney had comments on the heated nature of the gop race to date and what it will mean for the general election. we'll talk to him about that and other things ahead. >> also ahead, what's going on with the weather? you can see from our temperature it's 49 degrees on the plaza. about 20 degrees warmer than usual. the question is this unseasonably warm weather, why is it breaking records across much of the country? we'll fill you in on why this is happening and what you can expect today. >> we're going into the 60s today in new york. also ahead, a 14-year-old girl that has a skill that's led to more than 1.5 milli

got some good homes. i wish seth rogen was up instead of jonah hill for his part in this. i want seth rogen for 50/50, this movie i keep going back to. i get mad when the oscars overlook something. you know? "moneyball," at least it will make a lot of people see this film. usually box office goes up 70% if a movie is nominated and if it wins more. >>> brad pitt is in is the tree of life. really, jan, how did you feel about it really? not so good. >> not so much. >> why is it in there? >> it's because it's a prestige picture. it's prestige and people want that that's the thing about the oscars. the oscars are not about box office, it's about prestige and let's keep them around. >> 30 seconds. who will get best actress. >> actress irks i think that's going to be -- where i put it? >> no, i think viola davis, i think viola davis. >> giving me a hard out and that means get off. >> jan wall's website is www.janwall.com. we also like to mention that january is very important people being featured at this year's common wealth club. distinguished citizen award dinner. for more informatio

. trace gallagher has more. trace? >> reporter: and, of course, the bible says, megyn, that jonah was swallowed and spit out by the great fish, so the sign of jonah as mentioned by jesus in the gospels christians believe is a sign of the resurrection. but remember, the gospels date to about 200 or 300 years after jesus died. even the earliest forms of christian art depicting the sign of jonah are about 100 years after jesus died. so these researchers have now gone in to, believe it or not, a condominium complex outside the old city of jerusalem, and under that complex about eight feet beneath a basement they believe this tomb along with another tomb that was found in the same complex about 32 years ago are the tombs of jesus of nazareth and his family. now, the archaeological evidence which, by the way, as you see right there is written in stone including the sign of jonah is, experts say, strikingly consistent with the text of the gospel. so in other words, what the researchers have done here is they've pushed back the clock to find evidence of the resurrection shortly after jesus di

jonah hill today, wednesday, former "moneyball" oscar nominee jonah hill today, wednesday, february 1, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> touchdown! and welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. good morning. mitt romney was talking like the nominee in during his victory speech in florida last night. saying he's ready to lead his party and the nation, matt. >> mitt romney finished with 46% of the vote to newt gingrich's 32%. florida is a winner take all state, so romney gets all 50 of the state's delegates. meanwhile mitt romney has interesting comments on the heated nature of the gop race to date and what it will mean for the general election. we'll talk to him about that and other things straight ahead. >> also ahead, what's going on with the weather? it is already -- you can see from our temperature it's 49 degrees on the plaza. about 20 degrees warmer than usual. the question is this unseasonably warm weather, why is it breaking records across much of the country? we'll fill you in on why this is happening and what you can ex

going this is the guy that we're -- >> it's -- >> whether it's the "wall street journal" or jonah goldberg the "national review," erick erickson, rush limbaugh even weighed in on this thing going, come on, don't make it so easy for the democrats. >> it doesn't help with a certain narrative that might not be good for him for this presidential election. i'll leave it there. >> at least he's not rich. that's the thing. >> no, he's filthy rich, actually, but that's okay. >> see, that's the difference between democrats and republicans. republicans don't think you can ever be "filthy rich." >> you can't be rich enough. can you? you have to devour everything. >> absolutely. >> you don't really care about the impact it has on your life or your future. >> well, i think, you know, there are two impacts. the obvious thing, it adds another clip to david axelrod's greatest hits reel he can run as that caricature mitt romney as ritchie rich, and that's all true. but i think, joe, you're pointing to something important which is, you know, conservatives -- it fuels -- establishmentarians, it fuel

bowl spot thanks to the star baby jonah. >> he did his own stunts. he was a great baby. yeah. no babies are harmed. we filmed it on a green screen in my friend's back yard. >> reporter: from the back yard to the big screen and this year on the internet looking to maximize the $3.5 million average cost for a 30-second commercial a lot of advertisers launched previews or full runs early online. >> you want people commenting on those ads and tweeting about the ads. >> reporter: even if they act like they don't want that attention. >> you're still here? do you have anything better to do? go on. get going. go. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news, indianapolis. >> what about elton john at the very beginning? pepsi for everyone. i like that one. >> they're just great commercials. that's why we love the super bowl so much. it's just something, you know, we all get together for. >> that's right. >> one day it'll be us. >>> as far as weather is concerned the next couple, not any time soon? sorry. as we look out there, 55 on tuesday. tomorrow. beautiful. and then watching out for the mix on wed

inspirational. that is what commercial in 1984 touched our hearts, unlike the clint eastwood thing. what jonah said, they want a collective, they want to dependency because this ensures their power in office. i believe in recycling trash and congress for the same reason, because each left too long in the same place leads to a foul odor. get them out. >> a brokered convention -- the you think that is where we are headed? >> more and more. rick santorum's when this week was a big deal. -- win this week is a big deal. i have been liberated it as a communist and that i have not been super enthusiastic about any of them. mitt romney is a decent man, but we saw this week he has a very hard time connecting with conservatives. there's something that people do not like. he says the right things, but like he has memorized them from a phrase book. it becomes a real problem for him. he says the right thing, but he does not convey the rights the motion. -- emotion. whether or not it is right or fair to romney, it looks more and more like the people of the base of the republican party, the tea party, they w